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THE ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Paul Schieman – Artistic Director

The Ensemble | Recordings | Board of Directors | Staff | Sponsors

The 2009-2010 Season marks the 30th Anniversary
of the Alberta Baroque Ensemble

The Alberta Baroque Ensemble will present an exciting season of music for your enjoyment
and has invited special guests to perform with the ensemble.

In addition to our guest artists, some members of the Alberta Baroque Ensemble will also be
featured as soloists.

WHAT IS THE ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE?Paul Schieman

The Alberta Baroque Ensemble is a professional chamber orchestra whose repertoire is primarily the music of the 17th and 18th centuries and whose performance practices reflect the spirit and style of the period in which the music was composed.

Formed in 1980 by its Founder and Artistic Director Paul Schieman, the Alberta Baroque Ensemble consists of a core group of fourteen highly skilled musicians. As individuals, each member of The Alberta Baroque Ensemble brings accomplishments and experience through studies at prestigious schools such as McGill University, the University of Toronto and the University of Alberta and from performing with ensembles such as the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, just to name a few.

The Alberta Baroque Ensemble is governed by a registered charitable society, The Alberta Baroque Music Society, which exists to promote and foster excellence in the Alberta Baroque Ensemble and the performance and appreciation of Baroque music.

The Alberta Baroque Music Society is very proud of its history of fiscal responsibility with a long-term goal of self-sufficiency through the generous support of all its donors and sponsors.

THE BAROQUE EXPERIENCE

The spirit of the Baroque was one of dynamism and adventure, pomp and monumentality, opulence and flamboyance. To experience this exciting age in music, we turn to men like Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and Telemann, whose creations are richly imbued with sensuous melodic lines, glowing sonorities, luxuriant counterpoint and driving rhythmic energy.

The period we call "Baroque" in music stretched across a span of a century and a half, from 1600–1750. It is customary to divide the musical Baroque into three neat 50-year segments: early, middle and late. Most of the music in the popular repertory is from the late period (1700-1750).

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THE ENSEMBLE

Alberta Baroque Ensemble

Artistic Director
Paul Schieman
   
Violin 1 Violin 2
Susan Flook Heather Bergen
Murray Vaasjo Virginie Gagne
Joanna Ciapka-Sangster James Cockell
Anna Kozak Eric Buchmann
   
Viola Cello
Kathy Hogan Colin Ryan
Mikiko Kohjitani Ronda Metszies
   
Bass Harpsichord
Rhonda Taft Tammy-Jo Mortensen
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THE ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE RECORDINGS

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Concerto for Violin in A Minor Op.7 No.5
Jean Marie Leclair

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Concerto Grosso in F Major Op.6 No.1
George Frideric Handel

BEAUTIFUL BAROQUE
Sammartini, Corelli, Leclair and Handel

Paul Schieman, Conductor
Martin Riseley, Violin Soloist

Sinfonia in A Major
Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1698–1775)

Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 6 No. 12
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)

Concerto for Violin in A Minor Op. 7 No. 5
Jean Marie Leclair (1697–1764)
Martin Riseley – Violin soloist

Concerto Grosso in F Major Op. 6 No. 1
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
 

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Sinfonia in G Major
for Strings and Continuo
RV 149
Antonio Vivaldi

THE ALBERTA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
plays music by Vivaldi, Marcello, Telemann and Bach

Sinfonia in G Major
for Strings and Continuo RV 149
Antonio Vivaldi (1675–1741)

Concerto in D Minor for Oboe,
Strings and Continuo
Alessandro Marcello (1684–1750)
Lidia Khaner – Oboe soloist

"Air" from Third Orchestral Suite
in D Major BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Concerto in D Major for Guitar,
Strings and Continuo RV93
Antonio Vivaldi (1675–1741)
Marcus Wasnea – Guitar soloist

Concerto Polonois
for Strings and Continuo
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
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THE ALBERTA BAROQUE MUSIC SOCIETY
Board of Directors 2009–2010

Elizabeth Taylor President
Marion Boyd Past President
Christopher Head Secretary
   
Jason Baxter Gail Gates
Nancy Huele Heather Huska
Rhonda Taft  

THE ALBERTA BAROQUE MUSIC SOCIETY
Staff

Paul Schieman Founder and Artistic Director
Janet E. Schieman Business Manager
Marian Brant Stage Manager

THE ALBERTA BAROQUE MUSIC SOCIETY
Honorary Lifetime Members

Clara Dyck Steven LePoole
Joan Ivany Elizabeth Taylor
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ABE CHAIR SPONSORS

Steven and Day LePoole
  Sponsor of Artistic Director Paul Schieman
Dr. Gail Andrew
  Sponsor of Concertmaster Susan Flook
John and Leni Honsaker
  Sponsor of Violinist Murray Vaasjo
Esther Ondrack
  Sponsor of Violinist Joanna Ciapka
R. June. S. Menzies
  Sponsor of Violinist James Cockell
The Rinus Huyer Endowment Fund
  Sponsor of Violinist Virginie Gagne
Gail Gates
  Sponsor of Violinist Heather Bergen
Mrs. Joan Marshall
  Sponsor of Violinist Anna Kozak
Kenneth and Connie Marshall
  Sponsor of Violinist Eric Buchmann
Clara Dyck and Liz Taylor
  Sponsor of Violist Mikiko Kohjitani
Robert and Margaret Iveson
  Sponsor of Violist Kathy Hogan
Mrs. Shirley Head and Christopher Head
  Sponsor of Cellist Colin Ryan
Howard and Nanette Spragins
  Sponsor of Cellist Ronda Metszies
Dr. John Boyd
  Sponsor of Bassist Rhonda Taft
Peter and Gail de Vos
  Sponsor of Harpsichordist Tammy-Jo Mortensen
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